Cancer education and cancer prevention education for K-12 students and teachers

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-110

  Burns, E Robert ^a   Lindsey, Mary S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BIOLOGY; CANCER; CANCER BIOLOGY; CANCER EDUCATION; CANCER PREVENTION; CHILD; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SCIENCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK; STUDENT; TEACHER;

EID: 4444353932     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15430154jce1902_11     Document Type: Article

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